The reaction of organic mercury compounds with halogen compounds to give a lengthened carbon chain is one which has received considerable attention in the past. Whitmore and Thurmang studied the reaction of a large variety of halogen compounds with di-p- tolylmercury. They found that in most cases no reaction took place. However, diphenylbromomethane reacted with ditolylmercury to give an 80% yield of diphenyl- ...
